Description
Batter Bread is a no-knead yeast bread using unbleached all-purpose flour. Hint: All yeast bread doughs rise best at about 85 degrees F. Put in oven with a bowl of hot water on bottom shelf. Inside a gas oven with a pilot light is ideal.
Ingredients
- 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- 1 ¼ cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
Instructions
- Combine 1 1/4 cups sifted flour
- warm water
- shortening
- sugar
- salt
- and yeast in a large bowl; beat by hand for 300 strokes or with an electric mixer for 3 minutes. Mix in remaining 1 3/4 cups sifted flour
- scraping the bowl often
- until dough is smooth. Cover with a clean cloth and let rise until doubled in volume
- about 1 hour.
- Lightly grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan. Punch dough down gently; it will be sticky. Spoon into the prepared loaf pan
- patting it down and shaping it with floured hands. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Uncover dough and bake in the preheated oven until golden brown
- about 45 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack. Brush melted butter over top and let cool.
Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins
Servings: 12